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How to Solve Fanuc Spindle Drive Alarm 27?

MAY. 13, 2026

If you are in the business of CNC maintenance, when you come across spindle drive alarms, your head is big. Because this thing is not the same as the ordinary program alarm, spindle problems, most of the machine tool directly to you stop there. Especially machining centers, tapping machines, milling and turning composite these devices, spindle alarm, live immediately on the break, the knife is still inserted in the workpiece inside, or the parts directly scrapped, the scene began to blow up on the spot.

How to Solve Fanuc Spindle Drive Alarm 27?
What is alarm 27 yelling about?
This alarm generally corresponds to: abnormal position encoder signal. Translated, this means that the position encoder at the back of the spindle is not giving the right signal. Here is a key point, a lot of people still think that as long as the spindle can rotate is OK, in fact, it is not so. Now the Fanuc spindle system, especially with rigid tapping, spindle orientation, automatic tool positioning functions, the system must always know what angle the spindle has turned to what position. This is when the position encoder is used, which is responsible for sending signals to the spindle driver in real time.

You think of it as the spindle is spinning there, the encoder is constantly telling the system: how many revolutions, speed, speed, angle to where, orientation position on the right. If these signals are suddenly gone, weak, chaotic, unstable, the system immediately on the alarm. Because the head of the CNC has been "invisible” what is the state of the spindle, do not give it a stop what else can be done?
 
Why is the alarm out on the stop?
Because the spindle is not the same as a normal feed axis, if its feedback is abnormal, the rotational speed may be chaotic, the orientation will be biased, tapping synchronization will be completely chaotic, tool change may have to crash. So Fanuc's logic is that it is better to shut down than to let the spindle run blindly with its eyes closed. That's why when alarm 27 comes on, the machine basically just sits there.
 
Some of the most common "culprits” in the field
- Encoder Feedback Line Failure
This is the most common cause in the field. The wire often looks good on the outside, but on the inside it has long been broken, especially on older machines. Long-term bending back and forth, soaked in oil, coolant seepage, cable aging, drag chain grinding around, the core of the wire is weak. Some machine tools are hot on the alarm, cool and good, check half a day and finally realized that the feedback line is a false connection.

Speaking of a particularly typical scene: machine power normal, low-speed turn is also normal, a high-speed pop alarm 27. many people's first reaction to suspect the spindle drive, the results of an oscilloscope to a measurement, found that the encoder line shielding has been aging, high-speed run a big interference, the signal on the mess. Changed a line, immediately honest.

- Encoder itself out of the problem
Position encoder this thing is also a wear and tear parts. Over time, the components inside degradation, signal amplitude downward, the output will be unstable. Especially in the high temperature environment is particularly prone to problems. Think about it, the spindle nose that near how hot ah, coupled with long-term high-speed machining vibration to vibration, have an impact on the life of the encoder.

- Plug contact is not good
This thing really do not look down on. The scene of many alarm 27, is to unplug and re-insert the plug to work. Common conditions are oxidized pins, loose connectors, oil or coolant seeping into the inside. Especially some of the old equipment, the electrical cabinet is too gray, signaling problems are extraordinarily.

- Signal interference
This is a place that many people tend to ignore. Feedback signal itself is a weak electrical signal, if you and the power line bundled together, grounding is not good, shielding failure, the spindle on the high-speed interference up, the system will be misjudged as "feedback abnormal”.
 
Is the probability of a bad spindle drive high?
Is the probability of the spindle drive going bad high? It is also a reason, but in reality it is not as high as the previous ones. A lot of people want to replace the SPM spindle amplifier, the result is a lot of money, the problem is still there. That's because it's the encoder feedback chain that's really bad.

So the normal order of troubleshooting must be: line → plug → encoder, the last turn to drive.
 
What is the fastest way to check on the spot?
Share a few maintenance time especially good use of stupid way.

1. The first thing is to see when the alarm is out.
This is particularly important. If the alarm as soon as the power on, then the priority suspect encoder disconnection, plug off, encoder power supply is not. Spindle a turn before the alarm, prioritize the signal instability, bad encoder, interference problems. Direction of the time alarm, focus on checking the encoder angle feedback, directional signals. Alarm when tapping, first to high-speed synchronization feedback abnormality on the pondering.

2. Then check the wire.
This is the maintenance of intuition, because the wire problem is much more than the drive. Focus on whether there is no crushing, whether there is no serious bending, whether there is no oil soaked, whether the shielding layer is intact. If you have the conditions, directly measure the through, shielding and insulation to ground.

3. Plug and re-plug again.
Don't think it's a cheap trick. Many machines are really because of poor contact, especially in wet environments, oil workshop, long time not moving equipment, oxidation is particularly common.

4. Measure the encoder signal.
If there is an oscilloscope on the scene, you can see the name. Focus on whether the waveform is stable, the signal lost or not lost, the amplitude is enough. Often a look at the waveform to know which section of the problem.

5. There is also a situation is to change something after the alarm.
This is also a lot. For example, change the spindle drive, change the encoder, move the system parameters, and then alarm 27 popped up. At this time, we must check the parameters with the physical right or not, because different types of encoder specifications, resolution, signal type may be different, not set the system of course not recognized.
 
Alarm 27 with those other spindle alarm how to distinguish?
A lot of people can not distinguish a pot of porridge, simple to help you rationalize:

Alarm 02 is the speed deviation is too large;
Alarm 27 is the encoder feedback signal is not normal;
Alarm 29 is the spindle overload.

Alarm 27 key word is "feedback signal”, not overload, not the motor is not strong, is the system can not read the correct feedback.
 
How to make alarm 27 less come out to annoy you?
In fact, many alarms are "dragged” out. If you pay a little attention to it, you will have less trouble. For example, regularly look at the feedback line has not broken skin, the cabinet to keep clean, do not let the oil and water into the plug, the signal line and power line do not tie together to go, grounding is good. These things usually no one takes seriously, when the problem is the cost of downtime.

Finally said a few words out of my heart

Fanuc alarm 27, bone is a spindle feedback system abnormal. Dry maintenance really do not come up to run to the big things to go, often a line can make the whole machine down. Never first along the feedback chain carefully touch once, can save too much money and effort. If you really can't make sense of it, don't carry on, look for a professional hand, like Songwei CNC masters, all day long to deal with these alarms, the road is very familiar.

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